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sandy hook's top educator gives an emotional response. that's ahead. >>> i will put everything i've got into this and so will joe. but i tell you, the only way we can change is if the american people demand it. we're going to need voices in those areas and those congressional districts where the tradition of gun ownership is strong to speak up. and to say this is important. >> president obama wants direct action from the american people because it's the only way sensible gun legislation will pass. today, former white house press secretary robert gibbs says the president's campaign organization must be fully activated. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. if the nra has a list than obama for america has a bigger list. >> joining us tonight on "the ed show" stephanie cutter, former obama 2012 campaign manager. stephanie, good to have you on the program. that's a heck of a sound byte. i mean, to engage the effort of the obama campaign, is there a plan now that the battle lines ha
sandy hook's top educator gives an emotional response. that's ahead. >>> i will put everything i've got into this and so will joe. but i tell you, the only way we can change is if the american people demand it. we're going to need voices in those areas and those congressional districts where the tradition of gun ownership is strong to speak up. and to say this is important. >> president obama wants direct action from the american people because it's the only way sensible gun...
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we should learn from what happened to the people at sandy hook. p.s., i know you're doing your best. maybe the children know more than we do, as a society. the president has an obligation to these children and he does not take it lightly. >> in the letter that julia wrote me, she says i know that laws have to be passed by congress. but i beg you to try very hard. julie, i will try very hard. but she's right. the most important changes we can make depend on congressional action. they need to bring these proposals up for a vote and the american people need to make sure that they do. get them on record. ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ask them if they support the ban on high-capacity magazines. if they say no, ask them why not? ask them what's important, doing whatever it takes or giving parents some piece of mind when they drop their child off for first grade. >> and that cuts to the very culture of how washington operates. >> can a group shake you down for the vote? our me
we should learn from what happened to the people at sandy hook. p.s., i know you're doing your best. maybe the children know more than we do, as a society. the president has an obligation to these children and he does not take it lightly. >> in the letter that julia wrote me, she says i know that laws have to be passed by congress. but i beg you to try very hard. julie, i will try very hard. but she's right. the most important changes we can make depend on congressional action. they need...
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we talk about the tragedy at sandy hook. there were 26 tragedies in the school that day. 26 tragedies, and that is because he got to use the kind of weapon and the kind of ammunition clip that president obama and carolyn mccarthy are trying to make illegal. they're trying to make those unavailable to the kinds of people who go in the schools like that. and his mother bought this stuff legally. she clearly was not the law breaking type. she would not have tried to obtain weapons legally. if she had not been able to obtain the weapons legally, they would not have been in the hands of the killer that day. and we would not have had the tragedies that day. he would have killed some people with that gun, but not 26. >> and vp joe biden said don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. and you know, we can't prevent every killing in this country. but that doesn't mean we don't have an obligation to try. you know, enact these common sense solutions that we know will be successful in decreasing gun violence in this country. i mean
we talk about the tragedy at sandy hook. there were 26 tragedies in the school that day. 26 tragedies, and that is because he got to use the kind of weapon and the kind of ammunition clip that president obama and carolyn mccarthy are trying to make illegal. they're trying to make those unavailable to the kinds of people who go in the schools like that. and his mother bought this stuff legally. she clearly was not the law breaking type. she would not have tried to obtain weapons legally. if she...
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the best equipped in the world that tom selleck has not had one word to say about what happened at sandy hook elementary so yes, it is time to question tom's humanity is there anything in tom's humanity that recoils at his blood drencheded organization usings president's daughters in their ugly round of propaganda. is that okay with tom? i don't believe it is. he seems like a descent guy. but now we are going to find out how brave he really is. we are doing to find out who he really is. does he have the courage to come forward and say as a father himself that what the nra did, what his organization did is unacceptable. he has two kids. they are both adults now. we can all be absolutely certain that if i included their names in what i'm saying here, if i linked tom's kids in anyway to tom's 14 years of work making sure that our mass murderers are so well equipped that tom would beyond outraged. and he would have a right to that pa rental out rage. if and only if he shares this country's outrage with what the blood drenched leaders of the nr are a have done with the president's daughters.
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, but it did have bipartisan majority support, both on the fiscal cliff issue and the sandy issue. so if the speaker brings some of these gun measures to the president, including the background checks, perhaps even the issue of dealing with these high capacity magazines that hold 30 to 100 rounds of ammunition in them are tools of war and have no more business than they have on midwestern streets. >> we get to invite someone to the state of the union, to invite a victim of gun violence. do you think it is these kinds of personal stories and personal connections that will make a difference ultimately? >> i absolutely think the personal connections, personal aspects of this will make a clear difference. i give the president high marks for making this a senate peace early on of his new administration that he's going to push for some kind of responsible gun control legislation. we need to keep the momentum going in this. i along with carolyn mccarthy and keith ellisson have organized an effort to invite members from our communities who have been the investigations of gun violence or ha
, but it did have bipartisan majority support, both on the fiscal cliff issue and the sandy issue. so if the speaker brings some of these gun measures to the president, including the background checks, perhaps even the issue of dealing with these high capacity magazines that hold 30 to 100 rounds of ammunition in them are tools of war and have no more business than they have on midwestern streets. >> we get to invite someone to the state of the union, to invite a victim of gun violence....
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sandy relief passed in the house with a minority of republican votes and almost every democrat. speaker boehner would not have brought the bill to the floor if it hadn't already been passed in the senate. there was similar pressure with the fiscal cliff deal. it passed in the senate first. then boehner was forced to bring it to the floor for a vote and the house, even though only a minority of republicans supported it. today senator majority leader harry reid seemed to clarify his position somewhat. in a statement he said, "i am committed to ensuring the senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our society early this year. all options should be on the table." well, that sounds a little bit better. but there should be no hedging on this issue whatsoever. especially from democrats. because if they side with the president of the united states think about what president obama has done for the progressive movement in this country in the democratic party. how can you not stand with him on this? how much more information do these law
sandy relief passed in the house with a minority of republican votes and almost every democrat. speaker boehner would not have brought the bill to the floor if it hadn't already been passed in the senate. there was similar pressure with the fiscal cliff deal. it passed in the senate first. then boehner was forced to bring it to the floor for a vote and the house, even though only a minority of republicans supported it. today senator majority leader harry reid seemed to clarify his position...
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aid where he didn't put the sandy relief bill on the floor, moderate republicans like peter king from new york, other atlanta -- the speaker brought that up very quickly without the support of the entire caucus. he broke what we call here in washington the hastert rule, we need a majority of the majority to bring something forward. he would need to do something with guns, and without moderate republicans calling on the speaker to bring something to the floor, it's going to be very difficult for the speaker in leadership to have the political cover that they need. so if the president needs to target somebody, it's these moderate republicans and get the people in their districts riled up. >> karen, do you agree with that assessme assessment? >> i think there is a dangerous for the republican party here in the same way we have seen in a number of these other debate where is the fringe, the far right gets so ridiculous. saying that the president is using children as human shields, likening him to hitler and stallen, and some of that language, 1776, talking about if blacks had guns we woul
aid where he didn't put the sandy relief bill on the floor, moderate republicans like peter king from new york, other atlanta -- the speaker brought that up very quickly without the support of the entire caucus. he broke what we call here in washington the hastert rule, we need a majority of the majority to bring something forward. he would need to do something with guns, and without moderate republicans calling on the speaker to bring something to the floor, it's going to be very difficult for...
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they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take back the house, you certainly can't annihilate the republicans. it was a kind of loopy expression, and i think if john was being honest, he'd say he wouldn't have advised the speaker to say it. >> is victimhood now a republican meme? now republicans are all victims too? i know the democrats are sometimes truly victims, but are you selling the fact, hey, we're getting beat up by these bullies. is this the new thing, complaining, crying? do you think it works politically? >> i think the president's speech on monday did a wonderful thing for republicans. it got them united and fi
they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take...
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. - after the sandy last octoberrthe city awarded a 3 oint 6 million dollar contract to start work onnthe mile long broadwalk. the ccntract onll covers parrt ffthe reconstruccion butt &pa futurr ccotract includes aa &pprotecttve sea wall. 3 nasa teams up with iis european counteepart... to & xplooe eep space. agency haa agreed to provide part of he spaceship foo the &pfirst orion spacecraft mission... which will carry pastronauts further innt space -3 than eeer beeore.thh gency & ill provide special equipment that will power the spacccraft and supply water aad oxyggn to the asttonnutt. "when we are ttlking about cooperation it is not juss beccuse of political reasons but we are looking for synergiis n technical, prograaattc way." -33 way." the orion mission will launch in 0-17. - 3 ff ou watched last week's game agginst the broncos... you know thatt he exxitement of a nail-biting pictory liie ttat... can bring outtthe best of our emotionn. &emotions.--screeming hold for ::8-- - 33 ttat's just one fan's reaction to a raven's touchdown. rachael latourno of bee air posted this video to youtu
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. >>> the famed boardwalk in seaside heights, new jersey destroyed by superstorm sandy will be rebuilt. the town awarded a contract to have the boardwalk restored in time for the memorial day weekend starting the big summer season at the jersey shore. >>> nasa has come up with a unique design for astronaut housing that's like a bounce house. the inflatable space pods will be tested at the international space station. the dow snapped a losing streak thanks to boeing. the stock fell after the faa grounded all dreamliner flights. looking ahead weekly jobless claims come out this morning and intel reports earnings after the bell. yesterday confidence among u.s. home builders was at the highest level in seven years. realtytrac says foreclosure activity was at a six year low as the housing market continues to recover and help to prevent a repeat of the kind of abuses that led to a nationwide mortgage meltdown. this morning new rules will be announce freezing drizzle tent homeowners. as of january next year, there will be clear monthly billing statements, warn them of interest rate hikes and
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yesterday he spoke about one of the young sandy hook victims whose parents were in the crowd. >> grace was 7 years old when she was struck down. just a gorgeous, caring, joyful little girl. i'm told she loved pink. she loved the beach. she dreamed of becoming a painter. chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. and i hung it in my private study just off the oval office. and every time i look at that painting i think about grace. and i think about the life that she lived and the life that lay ahead of her. and most of all i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us we must act now. >> and during a gun violence prevention hearing on capitol hill, the newtown school superintendent shared her views about the children lost on that want day. >> we're all forever changed. some families have a huge hole left by a 6-year-old who should be doing the funny silly things that 6-year-old dose. families who have their children are still suffering through the nightmares and fears of sounds and strangers. children who are even fearful in their own classrooms. who k
yesterday he spoke about one of the young sandy hook victims whose parents were in the crowd. >> grace was 7 years old when she was struck down. just a gorgeous, caring, joyful little girl. i'm told she loved pink. she loved the beach. she dreamed of becoming a painter. chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. and i hung it in my private study just off the oval office. and every time i look at that painting i think about grace. and i think about the life that she lived and the...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> outspoken gun control advocate michael bloomberg, the mayor of new york will address the u.s. conference of mayors in just a couple of hours. on the first day of their gathering, vice president biden gave the mayors a pep talk. >> we're going to take this fight to the halls of congress. we're going to take it beyond that. we're going to take it to the american people. we're going to go around the country making our case and we're going to let the voices -- the voice of the america
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations...
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we know all too well, we see what's going on with sandy. those are the first votes you voted oranges which is to spend money on these clean-ups. do you think you can budget this? >> well, when you live here in south florida and you are, you know, live in fear of hurricanes every season, it's definitely in the back of your mind frequently. and is there was a bill that was put forward several years ago by some local south floridan members of congress, a national catastrophic fund. when you look across the country, basically everywhere there is natural disasters from floods and earthquakes, snowstorms, blizzards, hurricanes. you name it. we all are prone to some sort of natural disaster. so there is an idea to have a national catastrophic fund. this idea would come through the committee that i'm on, financial services. so this is something that i'm going to look into. and i think we can get some good support for it. right here in my backyard, a big part of our economy is beaches, is tourism. so when you lose those beaches, when sandy went by,
we know all too well, we see what's going on with sandy. those are the first votes you voted oranges which is to spend money on these clean-ups. do you think you can budget this? >> well, when you live here in south florida and you are, you know, live in fear of hurricanes every season, it's definitely in the back of your mind frequently. and is there was a bill that was put forward several years ago by some local south floridan members of congress, a national catastrophic fund. when you...
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. >> jonathan makes the point that on the sandy relief bill they did the same thing, which was register opposition, pass it with democratic help. i feel like that is sort of under mining short-changes thinking republicans, which is to say can you do this for two years? basically register opposition and then let democrats sort of push the legislation through and not have anybody clued into -- that's what you're doing? >> they really care about this. they're not making it up or fake it. they really, really think that it would be better not to raise the debt ceiling, and so what you do is let the democrats on it. we take our republicans and save seats. on things where the leadership is in tune with the base, that's going to be a harder push, because then you're asking someone to vote against their own conscience and against their political interest. >> what happens on immigration? here you actually have "gop leadership." marco rubio is selling his plan to bill o'reilly. we don't have time to play the entire sound, but he talks about getti getting. >> you have to know english and be assimil
. >> jonathan makes the point that on the sandy relief bill they did the same thing, which was register opposition, pass it with democratic help. i feel like that is sort of under mining short-changes thinking republicans, which is to say can you do this for two years? basically register opposition and then let democrats sort of push the legislation through and not have anybody clued into -- that's what you're doing? >> they really care about this. they're not making it up or fake...
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. >> and you saw in the aurora and the sandy hook chuting it is the ability to empty 30 to 100 rounds. if the person has to reload, then that good guy can stop them. >> and we see joe mansion from the nra, saying things like it is nonsense. back ground checks, that seems to be the spot where there is the most likely opportunity. >> lawmakers say look, if the senate can get through a bill that is something that can work. the nra is in a marketplace. part of the reason they satisfy such an extreme position. there are other groups competing for the same money. >> then gun owners of america
. >> and you saw in the aurora and the sandy hook chuting it is the ability to empty 30 to 100 rounds. if the person has to reload, then that good guy can stop them. >> and we see joe mansion from the nra, saying things like it is nonsense. back ground checks, that seems to be the spot where there is the most likely opportunity. >> lawmakers say look, if the senate can get through a bill that is something that can work. the nra is in a marketplace. part of the reason they...
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someone has to be willing to compromise n a sense the sandy bill was a compromise. some people wanted to do a lot more relief and some didn't want to do any. that is an example of how congress should work. >> if we have to stop trying because we aren't successful and shouldn't be by legislating by ideology. sandy is a recognition there are plenty of opportunities for us to focus on the people we serve and do it in a way that is meaningful. whether it continues? i don't know. we hope it does. >> i disagree. i think ideology seems -- has been made into this toxic word but it's just what people believe. >> but if that is all you will do and that is a narrow component for you and you are legislating and trying to figure out policy, you restrict the opportunities that you have to focus on things that will actually make a difference and get them done. when you use it as a vehicle not to pass legislation or not to cooperate or have bipartisan support or engagement you end up right where we are. >> but if there is a bill in the house tomorrow to cut social security benefits
someone has to be willing to compromise n a sense the sandy bill was a compromise. some people wanted to do a lot more relief and some didn't want to do any. that is an example of how congress should work. >> if we have to stop trying because we aren't successful and shouldn't be by legislating by ideology. sandy is a recognition there are plenty of opportunities for us to focus on the people we serve and do it in a way that is meaningful. whether it continues? i don't know. we hope it...
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sandy hook, ar-15. new york firemen lured to their deaths. >> congressman giffords was handguns. >> that's equally important. i just don't understand why anybody needs an ar-15 military style weapon. can you give me an answer? >> i don't know if i'll give you an answer that will satisfy your sense of sane logic. i think it's born out of the dna that is the foundation of, you know, those colonies that broke free and that were having troops marshalled in their homes. it wasn't about hunting. it was about being able to defend yourself against tyranny. i don't know that i want the government -- i don't trust the government. i'm a kid of the '60s. >> i tried to immerse myself into all of the arguments without taking a sort of lofty, patronizing view of it. many americans share that view. i don't understand why there's a fear of tyranny given no overseas tyranny could compete with the american military. you are left with domestic tyranny. if your own government becomes radical, they have 5,000 nuclear warhead
sandy hook, ar-15. new york firemen lured to their deaths. >> congressman giffords was handguns. >> that's equally important. i just don't understand why anybody needs an ar-15 military style weapon. can you give me an answer? >> i don't know if i'll give you an answer that will satisfy your sense of sane logic. i think it's born out of the dna that is the foundation of, you know, those colonies that broke free and that were having troops marshalled in their homes. it wasn't...
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we've had this amazing and very tragic, searing event that happened in sandy hook, but then you had the usual suspects, whether it was the mayors or from these different cities, liberals from california, and i think you are going to have to see some different tactics. things like emmanuel -- rahm emanuel trying. also, i mean, wal-mart is a big player in here, right? i mean, they sell guns, but they are also very cognizant of the sort of image that they have. remember, it was michelle obama around her obesity effort went to wal-mart and said, listen, you should sell different sorts of -- you have to have corporate buy-in, and wal-mart could be a sort of pressure point in this fight. >> colin, in terms of that, in terms of something like this bank of america piece that rahm emanuel is pursuing, one would think that there are a lot of consumers that would want to get on board. people who bank at bank of america who want to participate in getting broader gun safety laws many this country. to what extent are you guys at the brady campaign working in concert with this or working with grassroo
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>>> from the sober reality of sandy hook to the suspect reaction of hardline gun advocates, here are today's "top lines." ready, aim -- >> that morning was like every other morning. after all, routines are comforting for kids. >> executive actions. there isn't one of them that would have stopped what happened at the sandy hook elementary school. >> 20 bhufl and innocent little first graders were no match for a troubled person with an ar-15. >> this is stuff they have always want to do. it's created the political cry mat to do it. >> you get into a biddle match. you shouldn't have a 100-round -- >> do you think somebody needs 80, 90 -- >> in a lot of competitions they don't. no yed one, you might not need one, but we're not everybody. >> are you mental. >> somebody breaks in, you better be a good shot. because you've only got a seven-bullet limit. >> you're a horrible shot. >> you could have made that point without necessarily bringing sasha and malia specifically. >> the nra is a joaquin style joke or a false flag operation run by michael moore. >> it's a key part of the conservative
>>> from the sober reality of sandy hook to the suspect reaction of hardline gun advocates, here are today's "top lines." ready, aim -- >> that morning was like every other morning. after all, routines are comforting for kids. >> executive actions. there isn't one of them that would have stopped what happened at the sandy hook elementary school. >> 20 bhufl and innocent little first graders were no match for a troubled person with an ar-15. >> this is...
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a little over one month since the brutal shooting at sandy hook. the president changed the rules on gun with the stroke of his pen. signing 23 executive actions he says will strengthen background checks and expand safety programs in schools. the president is also calling for action in increasingly gridlocked congress. >> the most important changes we can make depend on congressional action. ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands. ask them if they support renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines. ask them what is more important, doing whatever it takes to get a a grade from the gun lobby that funds their campaigns, or giving parents some peace of mind when they drop their child off for first grade? >> joining me now is richard blumenthal of connecticut. he wants to target ammunition sales and require background checks on anyone who buys bullets. your reaction as to president obama's very bold and ambitious plans today for new gun legislation. >>
a little over one month since the brutal shooting at sandy hook. the president changed the rules on gun with the stroke of his pen. signing 23 executive actions he says will strengthen background checks and expand safety programs in schools. the president is also calling for action in increasingly gridlocked congress. >> the most important changes we can make depend on congressional action. ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks to keep guns out of the...
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this is the nra's first appearance on this program since sandy hook. president obama made his gun-control announcement yesterday, tens of thousands of gun owners stopped and watched from the big gun show in las vegas. and the nra released a letter to the people at the gun show calling this, quote, the flight of the century and also adding i warned you they would come and now it is here. it is not about protecting your children, it is not about stopping crime. it is about banning your guns, period. meanwhile the nra has added 250,000 members since sandy hook. according to u.s. news and world report bringing total membership above four million. year now, president obama addressing the nra's concerned yesterday. >> this will be difficult. there will be pundits and politicians and special-interest lobbyists publicly warning of the tyrannical all out assault on liberty. not because that is true, but because they want to generate fear or higher rating revenue for themselves. behind the scenes they will do everything they can to block any common-sense reform
this is the nra's first appearance on this program since sandy hook. president obama made his gun-control announcement yesterday, tens of thousands of gun owners stopped and watched from the big gun show in las vegas. and the nra released a letter to the people at the gun show calling this, quote, the flight of the century and also adding i warned you they would come and now it is here. it is not about protecting your children, it is not about stopping crime. it is about banning your guns,...
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sandy is in colonia new jersey. hi sandy. >> caller: hi, bill. i'm amazed at the republican and the right wing spin machine and how they have a very convenient memory. i seem to remember president bush standing on a stage with the snowflake -- >> bill: yes. >> caller: regarding the embryonic stem cell. they really haven't figured out people have memories. there is videotape. and it just points out that hypocrisy and it makes me crazy. >> bill: they think we have short memories and that we're stupid right sandy? >> caller: yes. >> bill: i thought it was interesting that president obama yesterday with all of this republican opposition to assault weapons, he quoted president ronald reagan, right? calling for a ban on assault weapons. when he was in the white house. so they -- they may not forget but they think we're going to forget. i think you're right. we don't right? >> caller: we don't. i think more people need to respond back and point out the hypocrisy. i think you all do it but sometimes the mainstream people are so willing to accept whatever
sandy is in colonia new jersey. hi sandy. >> caller: hi, bill. i'm amazed at the republican and the right wing spin machine and how they have a very convenient memory. i seem to remember president bush standing on a stage with the snowflake -- >> bill: yes. >> caller: regarding the embryonic stem cell. they really haven't figured out people have memories. there is videotape. and it just points out that hypocrisy and it makes me crazy. >> bill: they think we have short...
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and if helping communities in need why did he vote against the sandy relief aid? >>> finally now matter how rational president obama is, the extreme end of the pro gun side will always hear something like this courtesy of jimmy kimmel this time. >> why does president obama want to take everybody's guns away? >> everybody's guns are going to be taken away. >> that's right. the federal government is about to take your guns away. >> the federal government's about to take all your guns away. >> whose guns? >> everybody's guns. >> how many guns? >> all your guns. >> call the white house right now because if you don't -- >> here it comes. >> -- here it comes. paid for by americans against context. >> people are going to believe in that. i was just kidding. >>> up next, among the challenges facing president obama in his second term, criticism by some on the makeup of his cabinet. not enough women. and that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. she keeps you guessing. it's part of what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, th
and if helping communities in need why did he vote against the sandy relief aid? >>> finally now matter how rational president obama is, the extreme end of the pro gun side will always hear something like this courtesy of jimmy kimmel this time. >> why does president obama want to take everybody's guns away? >> everybody's guns are going to be taken away. >> that's right. the federal government is about to take your guns away. >> the federal government's about...
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but when we see a situation like sandy hook, or the many, many others. i saw a study done of shooters the last couple of years and the vast majority of mass shootings, mass murderers, all have some significant mental health condition. number two, they either stole the weapon or got the weapon that it wasn't registered to them. they weren't registered gun owners. these are all situations where someone makes a decision and the case of a mass shooting, that they're angry, frustrated, they're prepared to die and they hold just like show the shooter at virginia tech and instead of looking in a mirror and holding himself responsible for his problems, he held every student and every faculty member responsible. we see these same type of things revisited over and over again because in many cases potential shooters see these acted out and it gives them the idea of a means of conflict resolution at the tip of a gun or for some maybe five minutes of fame before they die. >> clint, in the wake of aurora and sandy hook, one thing to say instructive about this right no
but when we see a situation like sandy hook, or the many, many others. i saw a study done of shooters the last couple of years and the vast majority of mass shootings, mass murderers, all have some significant mental health condition. number two, they either stole the weapon or got the weapon that it wasn't registered to them. they weren't registered gun owners. these are all situations where someone makes a decision and the case of a mass shooting, that they're angry, frustrated, they're...
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host: how much of what happened at sandy hook filtered down to your 6-year-old? caller: the day i picked him up --if you're not a parent even if you're nota parent, if you want to pick your child, you always have in the back of your mind. it makes you think, what could happen? who could be thinking about doing things like this? it made me go on with the rest of my day. however, i did think about the repercussions of what happened. it is a very, very tough issue all the way around. it is responsibility. we all have to be responsible. host: michael and norfolk, virginia. barbara is a retired teacher and washington. washington. caller: i am still in education and visit a lot of schools with contracts carrie. we going to the schools and have not been there before. when i see a security officer or a police officer and run the school, i feel very comforted. -- around the school, i feel very comfortable. i would like to see that in all schools. i only see that in a handful. host: why are those schools? caller: it is mostly the upper grades, earned urban schools. rban sc
host: how much of what happened at sandy hook filtered down to your 6-year-old? caller: the day i picked him up --if you're not a parent even if you're nota parent, if you want to pick your child, you always have in the back of your mind. it makes you think, what could happen? who could be thinking about doing things like this? it made me go on with the rest of my day. however, i did think about the repercussions of what happened. it is a very, very tough issue all the way around. it is...
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we should learn what happened at sandy hook. ps, i know you are doing your best. >> oh. >> maybe he should be head of the nra. >> yeah. he is more well reasoned than wayne lapierre. >> stephanie: wow. let's go to rose in texas. hi, rose welcome. hello, rose! rose? >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: oh there you are. hi. go ahead rose. >> caller: yes, i have a question for you. >> stephanie: okay. >> caller: you know how they are always saying that the spending and the debt ceiling and our children and grandchildren and their grandchildren will be paying for the future for all of this. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: why can't we worry that our children and grandchildren right now that they have the freedom to go to a public school and not be shot. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: they are so worried about the future but what about right now. >> stephanie: yeah i love this. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: the nra hits back attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution. >> huh? and then they complain about
we should learn what happened at sandy hook. ps, i know you are doing your best. >> oh. >> maybe he should be head of the nra. >> yeah. he is more well reasoned than wayne lapierre. >> stephanie: wow. let's go to rose in texas. hi, rose welcome. hello, rose! rose? >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: oh there you are. hi. go ahead rose. >> caller: yes, i have a question for you. >> stephanie: okay. >> caller: you know how they are always saying that...
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that was sandy. >> my ex-wife sandy? >> no, all right! >> sometimes i feel like i'm the second hand correspondent here. >> the second hand correspondent. we're working on you. >> i know. this is exciting show. we're happy to be here. >> two days in a row we're doing. this. >> i love the live show, the crowds, it's amazing. >> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your inaugural sweets, e-mails and texts are next on "morning joe" minutes away. you're dripping. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office.
that was sandy. >> my ex-wife sandy? >> no, all right! >> sometimes i feel like i'm the second hand correspondent here. >> the second hand correspondent. we're working on you. >> i know. this is exciting show. we're happy to be here. >> two days in a row we're doing. this. >> i love the live show, the crowds, it's amazing. >> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your inaugural sweets, e-mails and texts are next on...
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three days before the sandy hook shooting, i was in denver, colorado, on personal business. and i was driving through the denver suburbs, and i passed into aurora rah, colorado, and saw the sign and thought to myself -- as journalists often do -- oh, my god, this just disappeared from our landscape. it happened not that long ago in which a young man, now appears to be utterly deranged, b went into a movie theater and began shooting down people with an assault weapon. and it went away. the not part of the presidential debate, it was not part of the fabric of our lives, it was not part of the daily journalistic diet. so on that wednesday night i e-mailed the producer of the "meet the press" show that was coming up on that sunday in which they would be talking about big ideas that america needs to be thinking about. and i said you should put shooting at the top of the list. we have been through aurora, the sikh temple, the oregon shopping mall, think about this, this is before we got to sandy hook. in newtown. we'd had a time of absolute carnage in america to say nothing of wha
three days before the sandy hook shooting, i was in denver, colorado, on personal business. and i was driving through the denver suburbs, and i passed into aurora rah, colorado, and saw the sign and thought to myself -- as journalists often do -- oh, my god, this just disappeared from our landscape. it happened not that long ago in which a young man, now appears to be utterly deranged, b went into a movie theater and began shooting down people with an assault weapon. and it went away. the not...
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look what happened the other day with sandy. it was democrats that got that bill over the line. but, you know, it should be working together for all of the american people, and right now all the polls are showing the american people, including nra members, including gun owners, are saying we should be doing something. one of the things that we noticed, most people, nra members, gun owners, didn't know that everybody was not going through a background check. they didn't realize that 40% of gun owners are getting their guns without going through a background check. these are all law-abiding citizens when they go to buy their guns. why isn't everybody else? that's what we're fighting for, and the president is not trying to be a king. he's trying to save lives. >> we're getting a mixed message from the right, but here is the crazier talk. already there's pushback to the potential of new federal gun laws in the states highlighted on your screen. for example, state lawmakers in wyoming, texas, and tennessee proposed outlawing any enforcement of these laws. that's nullification, pre-ci
look what happened the other day with sandy. it was democrats that got that bill over the line. but, you know, it should be working together for all of the american people, and right now all the polls are showing the american people, including nra members, including gun owners, are saying we should be doing something. one of the things that we noticed, most people, nra members, gun owners, didn't know that everybody was not going through a background check. they didn't realize that 40% of gun...
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that's why we're here today to prevent another sandy hook. we all have to work together to end gun violence. i hope we can continue that conversation today and make our children safer. thank you. >> i would like to thank our leader and co-chair for this honor. we come to this room today from different places and many different backgrounds. the last few months we have seen too many of our fellow countrymen gunned down in the streets. i represent camden, new jersey. a city of 80,000 have had 70 homicides this year. we see our neighbors die in shopping malls, movie theaters, college campuses and horror riffically 31 days ago an elementary school. we are bonded together by one common conviction and that is our belief that is not inevitable. we can make choices to stop this from happening again. we believe that consistent with good medical practice, we can improve our mental health system so those who are tortured can get help. we believe that consist went good laurm -- law enforcement practices we can make our campuses and schools safe in a respo
that's why we're here today to prevent another sandy hook. we all have to work together to end gun violence. i hope we can continue that conversation today and make our children safer. thank you. >> i would like to thank our leader and co-chair for this honor. we come to this room today from different places and many different backgrounds. the last few months we have seen too many of our fellow countrymen gunned down in the streets. i represent camden, new jersey. a city of 80,000 have...
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it was children who were killed at sandy hook, and it was children who had written to the president saying this is what we can do, can you do something? it was an emotional pitch, yes, it was against an organization as kirsten says owns the congress and i think it's fair game. >> jon: the l.a. times, jim called the president's production, big, bold and brassy. >> right. of course, if it had been under reagan or bush 41 or 43 they would have called it deferesque, as in mike defer, would have said it was-- the showmanship and pageantry here part of television chug television news and can't complain about it too much, but it's situational when it's good when democrats do it, bad when republicans do it. >> jon: and then the nra ad that came out this week, and t the-- it blasts nbc news anchor david gregory as being sort of elitist and a hypocrite. what do you think, kirsten? >> well, i mean, the ad probably -- they're trying to this take approach anybody who wants to have gun laws is elitist, and it's a false paradigm that the nra is setting up. they need a new pr director, just for starters,
it was children who were killed at sandy hook, and it was children who had written to the president saying this is what we can do, can you do something? it was an emotional pitch, yes, it was against an organization as kirsten says owns the congress and i think it's fair game. >> jon: the l.a. times, jim called the president's production, big, bold and brassy. >> right. of course, if it had been under reagan or bush 41 or 43 they would have called it deferesque, as in mike defer,...
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the difference between mass slaughter created by an automatic weapon and weapon we saw at aurora or sandy hook that can kill 100 people in a minute. what is the difference? >> wait a second. first of all, you're making our case. permitted. in other words, this year they're going to permit. next year, they may not permit. >> there are 50 or more gun control rules which do not permit americans to use certain types of weaponry already. so that permission, decision has already been taken more than 50 times. >> so if your primary concern is saving lives, you have to look at pistols because pistols are the primary killers and they're the primary killers in big cities, all of which have gun control laws. none of which work. >> the preferred weapon of mass shooters, deranged young men, has been five deranged young men using ar-15s. why do they use them? because they're easy to use and they create the most mass shootings in a short period of time. i see no difference in the ability to commit mass murder between an automatic weapon which is banned and you agree with that ban, and an ar-15, which is
the difference between mass slaughter created by an automatic weapon and weapon we saw at aurora or sandy hook that can kill 100 people in a minute. what is the difference? >> wait a second. first of all, you're making our case. permitted. in other words, this year they're going to permit. next year, they may not permit. >> there are 50 or more gun control rules which do not permit americans to use certain types of weaponry already. so that permission, decision has already been...